Davemmm Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Doesnt look good for these poor buggers up at Newcastle they dont seem to have a good plan at the moment to get them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 G,day Davemmm. Gee whiz, mate that looks nasty, would'nt want to be on that at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Two other ships have also broken their moorings, under full thrust they are struggling to stay in the same spot... according to ABC news... P.S. also on the ABC News, a 17m wave was recorded on the Newcastle waverider not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobfish Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Two other ships have also broken their moorings, under full thrust they are struggling to stay in the same spot... according to ABC news... P.S. also on the ABC News, a 17m wave was recorded on the Newcastle waverider not long ago. 17m, GEEEEEEEEZZZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insolent Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/fuel-s...dmh=dm16.263959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksfishn Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 hi all reminds my of the time my mate drove his boat straight into a big sand bar on the georges river on a night fishing trip we did we new we hit it 115hp going pretty bloody quick to i might add and we still didnt get any fishing done cheers mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achjimmy Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I was only reading in that Sydney afloat mag last month the story of that ship that ran aground off newcastle in 1974. The author finished by saying with heaps more ore carriers up there now it is quite likley to happen again some day...spookey jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagoon Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yeah apparently they are loath to move once anchored because they loose their spot in the queue - well, thats what ive heard. So they take the punt and stay in the shallow water. But once the big seas come up and wind blows, if they get side-on, they are sitting ducks. I believe that the previous one beached was side on too, similar to this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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